Although there are many similarities between Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ the differences that existed are significant enough that I would rather live in Egypt. Both civilizations rely on a river or rivers. Mesopotamia is between the Tigris and Euphrates. Egypt was built along the northern delta of the Nile River. In Mesopotamia‚ though the rivers could drought or flood depending on snowfall and rain‚ well in Egypt the Nile flooding came at the same time each year and was even predicted when it was coming
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Hammurabi was a Mesopotamian king who recorded a system of laws called the Code of Hammurabi. Code of Hammurabi is a set of 282 rules and penalties devised by the Babylonian King‚ Hammurabi. King Hammurabi ruled Babylon‚ placed along the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers‚ from 1792–1750 BCE. During his time as king he oversaw a great expansion of his kingdom from a city-state to an empire. He was concerned about keeping order in his kingdom but that wasn’t the only cause for amassing the list of laws. As he
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Those who survive‚ retain approximately 5000 square miles of land‚ and develop an aggressive imperialist outlook. Because of this‚ the Assyrians conquer many states and become the first empire to rule the two great river valley’s‚ the Nile and the Tigris-Euphrates. Persia is also known as a great military and political power. Like the Assyrians they hold imperialist ideologies‚ and set out to conquer neighboring empires‚ like Egypt‚ Libya‚ and much of western and central Asia. Both the Assyrians
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Study Guide Mesopotamia Hammurabi’s Code of Laws‚ this is the first known written law code Tigris and Euphrates rivers Mesopotamia means‚ “land between two rivers” Hebrews created monotheism and the Ten Commandments Social classes Men were the center of the family‚ women had few rights and were not allowed to attend school Invented the wheel‚ the plow‚ and bronze weapons. Also created measurements for time (60 sec) If you hurt someone in the same social class‚ then they can hurt you. (Eye
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more differences than similarities which was a cause for the uniquely different cultures of each. In Southwest Asia‚ also commonly known as the Middle East‚ it is known mostly for its dry desert climate‚ except for in the region located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where the flat plain known as Mesopotamia is located. This region’s shape and the richness of its soil leads is also the reason it is called the Fertile Crescent. The rivers flood once a year leaving a thick bed of mud called
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Ziggurats Ziggurats‚ a type of temple and/or temple complexes‚ were first built in Sumerian cities. The temples were built on top of high platforms in the center of the city. Although no one has exactly figured out why they were built or what their purpose was‚ they likely connected with the religion of the time for use of worship or dedication. One of the most famous ziggurats was built in the Sumerian state of Ur and was built under the reign of king Ur-Nammu to honor the mood-god‚ Sin. Religion
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each society created forced them to confront new challenges which then led to the great‚ complex societies of history. The urban society of Mesopotamia developed because of the engineering discoveries that allowed residents of the area between the Tigris and Euphrates to increase food production‚ while the predictability of the Nile River allowed the Egyptians and Nubians to build large‚ complex societies around their commercial and religious activities. Many simple early societies were based around
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and water for irrigation. Egypt would have never been as great of a civilization if it had no river to use to make crops and then Egypt would be just another part of the Sahara desert. Mesopotamia would have never succeeded without the help of the Tigris-Euphrates rivers system to irrigate and make crops. Crops were incredibly useful for trade food and taming animals. If the two civilizations were not in river valleys‚ they would never have grown crops and would have perished sooner. The two river
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pharaoh was ruler in areas-commoners could gain statuses by government work-gained political ideas from Mesopotamian ways (which was caused/influenced by Mesopotamian conquers/settlements/explorers) | ECONOMICAL | -their river for the trade was the Tigris-Euphrates river-imported gold‚ ivory‚ obsidian from Mediterranean-merchants helped in trade (for greater profits) and in cultural exchanges | -extensive trade networks-had a main river for over-seas trade-traded with neighbors for cooperation and
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In ancient Sumerian society‚ kings considered a human agent of the gods. In Uruk‚ it is located in an agriculturally productive region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers also known as the “Fertile Crescent”. Gilgamesh was the fifth sovereign he was part god and part man. From him we learn kingship was a matter of divine entitlement and human authority. In the excerpt from Epic Gilgamesh (2100 BC)‚ As the king Gilgamesh was honor and said to be "two-thirds god" (46) and "a god and a man" (15)
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